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Districts of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand comprises 13 officially notified revenue districts. Each district serves as the primary administrative unit for land records, magisterial executive powers, disaster management, and public service delivery.

13 Profiled • 13 Total Notified

Administrative District Profiles (13)

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Almora District

Almora is a district of Uttarakhand with 16 sub-districts and a population of 622,506 (Census 2011).

Population6,22,506
Area3,144 km²
Sub-districts16 Talukas / Tehsils
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Bageshwar District

Bageshwar is a district of Uttarakhand with 7 sub-districts and a population of 259,898 (Census 2011).

Population2,59,898
Area2,241 km²
Sub-districts7 Talukas / Tehsils
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Chamoli District

Chamoli is a district of Uttarakhand with 12 sub-districts and a population of 391,605 (Census 2011).

Population3,91,605
Area8,030 km²
Sub-districts12 Talukas / Tehsils
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Champawat District

Champawat is a district of Uttarakhand with 7 sub-districts and a population of 259,648 (Census 2011).

Population2,59,648
Area1,766 km²
Sub-districts7 Talukas / Tehsils
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Garhwal Division

Dehradun District

HQ: Dehradun
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Dehradun is a district of Uttarakhand with 8 sub-districts and a population of 1,696,694 (Census 2011).

RTORegional Transport Office (RTO)
Population16,96,694
Area3,088 km²
Sub-districts8 Talukas / Tehsils
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Dehradun
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Haridwar District

Haridwar is a district of Uttarakhand with 6 sub-districts and a population of 1,890,422 (Census 2011).

Population18,90,422
Area2,360 km²
Sub-districts6 Talukas / Tehsils
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HardwarRoorkee
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Kumaon Division

Nainital District

HQ: Nainital
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Nainital is a district of Uttarakhand with 10 sub-districts and a population of 954,605 (Census 2011).

RTOAssistant Regional Transport Office (ARTO)
Population9,54,605
Area4,251 km²
Sub-districts10 Talukas / Tehsils
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Haldwani-cum-Kathgodam
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Pauri Garhwal District

Pauri Garhwal is a district of Uttarakhand with 13 sub-districts and a population of 687,271 (Census 2011).

Population6,87,271
Area5,329 km²
Sub-districts13 Talukas / Tehsils
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Pithoragarh District

Pithoragarh is a district of Uttarakhand with 13 sub-districts and a population of 483,439 (Census 2011).

Population4,83,439
Area7,090 km²
Sub-districts13 Talukas / Tehsils
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Rudraprayag District

Rudraprayag is a district of Uttarakhand with 4 sub-districts and a population of 242,285 (Census 2011).

Population2,42,285
Area1,984 km²
Sub-districts4 Talukas / Tehsils
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Tehri Garhwal District

Tehri Garhwal is a district of Uttarakhand with 14 sub-districts and a population of 618,931 (Census 2011).

Population6,18,931
Area3,642 km²
Sub-districts14 Talukas / Tehsils
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Udham Singh Nagar District

Udham Singh Nagar is a district of Uttarakhand with 9 sub-districts and a population of 1,648,902 (Census 2011).

Population16,48,902
Area2,542 km²
Sub-districts9 Talukas / Tehsils
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RudrapurKashipur
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Uttarkashi District

Uttarkashi is a district of Uttarakhand with 10 sub-districts and a population of 330,086 (Census 2011).

Population3,30,086
Area8,016 km²
Sub-districts10 Talukas / Tehsils
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District Administration Hierarchy in Uttarakhand

In Uttarakhand, revenue districts are headed by the District Magistrate (DM) / Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Districts are sub-divided into sub-divisions headed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), and further into Talukas / Tehsils administered by Tehsildars who oversee land mutation, revenue collection, and local law enforcement coordination.